Researchers advance fight against leading infectious cause of congenital birth defects

(La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology) A virus most people probably have never heard of, but that the majority of us carry, is the No. 1 infectious cause of congenital birth defects in the US today. Because of cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection, 1 in 750 children are born with or develop permanent disabilities. But efforts to develop a CMV vaccine are gaining ground. Researchers from the La Jolla Institute and Cardiff University have discovered a cellular mechanism that could prove critical in creating a CMV vaccine.
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